THE SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE Clean Comics That Will Amuse Both Old and Young THE FEATHERHEADS VJHV NOT MOVE OVER. IUTO THE DOORWAY? AlJD FBEEie -n-teRe 2 Cold Shoulder 4jS<?a^ MOLASSE5 Unp Bussed BoTh RuW MORS suowlV |M COLD WBATHBRJ r? M S'MATTER POP ? No Trouble to Start Trouble With This Fellah " rf MESCAL IKE By s. l. huntley Not if We Know Milo FINNEY OF THE FORCE OM WES, iMDEeD THEV CsOT A MEW <3iRL pOWNl at THE FASTREE 5MOPPE VJELL-WWUT's THAT To DO VJIT' vex GivJIN' Mt WAM O' THESE BRONC PEELER? Pete Make* a Discovery The Curse of Progress *5 FUNNV IT STARTED ALL PI6MT THIS k HOOfsllKKS / MAV?p VDU HAVE TO ?T?P ON THE SPARK PLUG -OR C0MCTMIN6-- / PUT A \ WHAT* NICKEL *N Wwc ALLEVl IT ? MARBV? ) PORT??! . UAW MAW.' I JUNK ^ ?Sf?W WUAT WORRY WA% UNTIL THE OLD BUS STARTED ACTtN' UP? WHEM WE WERE OUT WITH OUR best ml-/// That's Art! Son ? Daddy dear, what is an ac tor? Daddy ? An actor? My son, an ac tor is a man who can walk to the side of a stage, peer into the wings 1 filled with theatrical props, dirt and dust, other actors, stage-hands, old clothes and other clap-trap, and say: "What a lovely view there is from this window " ? Sheboygan Press. ChitChat Officer (to colored driver who has been whipping his horse)? Don't whip him, man ? talk to him. Driver (to horse by way of open ing conversation)? Ah comes from N'Awleans. Wheah does you-all i come from? ? Southern Lumberman. Horrible Thought She (gushingly)? Will you love me when I'm old? He ? Love you? I shall idolize you; I shall worship the ground under your little feet I shall? er? you're not going to look like your mother, are you?? Stray Stories Magazire.> INTERFERENCE By gluyas Williams ]0 .Jl VAf 14 -foiD -t?r wet* wos irmut -tow ?M> ?u MR14HT8?CK MOrtS 1b 0*HTS OiWR em E<awns tHf CHID i* HWfvH6 Hi5 CVCS IH "frYlf COC KER! ?EffrDP* WClWfW li ABOUT 1b SCftlE MMN.WftCNTftMUV With NCf IN CHAlK,t<*N>f efeOM* EH MfcH Ui. goes upsfti**) ??? ?? WCMpB IK rmiH65 W P1BVIH6 UWV NOlSlW Otl HIS HAR MONICA CMS MfcUftt* ?KU>? t>H rue* M mnmtrfc posh** MOmtUSHIMfc ?t UP??OUC*.1H>4 ?*? TWWtHlV OK +105= siiWMosrft wb The Girl Who Was Afraid By EDITH LOCKETT HOSMER ? McClure Newspaper Syndicate. WNU Service. H RUELLA ENLLY was afraid of life, though she never admitted it even to herself except in mo ments of deep reflection. She feared that her lack of courage would cause her to fail miserably in a critical moment. You see, one of her great-granduncles had been a deserter in the Civil war, and though the Enllys had done such noble deeds that that dishonor had been lived down and almost forgotten, Druella herself never quite forgot the wretched story. Now, everyone agreed that Druel la was a lovely girl, and most of all John Hallen. That was what worried Druella ? having John, a re turned war hero, think her so won derful when she believea herself to Jl&a silly coward. ""You don't know the real me," she had parried when he had urged her to marry him. But that had made him smile fondly at her and urge her the more. She was thinking of all these things now as she en tered the old farmhouse which was her home. "Here she is to speak for herself. Mrs. Dana," her mother said. "Well, it's a lot to ask ywu, Druel la," began Mrs. Dana, a neighbor, "but, you see, my husband's father is very ill and we must go at once if we want to see him. Of course, it's impossible to take the children, and you're the only one I'd feel safe to leave them with ? " begged the woman. it was nut until uic tiuiuica hou quieted down for the night that she noticed how still the house was, how ghastly the shadows seemed, and how comforting the lights. She did little needless tasks to occupy her mind, then she slipped upstairs to look at the children. Ann wanted her doll and James wanted a drink, and the baby wailed to be taken up. Irresistibly drawn to the cuddle some babe, she gathered him up in her arms and, humming softly, went down the stairs. As she reached the bottom step and turned to go into the living room, she became aware of a pres ence, a feeling that she was not alone. Her heart pounded violent ly, fear enveloped her. And then she saw seated at the table a strange figure. Though the object wore the clothes of a man, it did not appear to be quite human. Yes, it looked almost as if it were part man and part beast. Its head and face were covered with a growth of unkempt hair and its eyes moved wildly about. Druella wanted to scream, but her throat was parched with fright. "Come in, girl," the thing com manded. She wanted to run, to drop the baby, her thought but for herself, but she felt a tiny hand tighten its grasp on her finger, and suddenly she, herself, seemed no longer im portant. "What can I do for you?" she asked in a voice remarkably natural. "Ye can get me supper and clothes," barked the stranger. "Why, of course," she conceded, "but let me first put the baby to bed." "No," bellowed the caller, with evident suspicion. "Put the brat on the sofa there." Without protesting further, she did as he commanded, then hurried to the pantry. He dogged her steps, and with his eyes followed her every movement until at last she placed , the food before him. She quivered to watch him eat, and trembled every time he reached for the blunt knife she had given him. Suddenly he arose, and going over to the sofa, bent over the baby and put his gnarled hands about its tiny throat. L>rueiia rusnea to mm. sne wouia have fought, though against his brute strength it would have been a futile battle. It was brain, not brawn, that must win, she realized. "Don't waken the baby," was all she said. "Let's go upstairs for clothes for you." It seemed black hours before he released his hold on the infant, who only smiled in his sleep. Then the girl and her visitor went up the stairs. "If you'll step into that closet and pick out what you want," invited the girl. Her tone, so natural, took the man off his guard, so that in his hasty eagerness, the cunning one ) forgot his suspicions. Druella's mind had planned every movement, and with a bang the closet door closed, and she | turned the key in the lock. ' There was not a moment to ! lose, for the door was already quiv- | ering against the rage of the mad- ' man, and she rushed to the tele- ! phone to summon help. It was not until the wanderer had been escorted back to the hospital and John nad come that Druella found time to give way to tears. "I was so afraid at first. Why, it was only when I forgot myself that I seemed to get the courage to go on," she explained, half to herself. "Brave little one." murmured John fondly. "That's all the courage is ? forgetting one's self." The baby in Druella's arms clung tightly to her finger? a symbol of all the trust* that might come to her, but Druella only smiled and opened her eyes very wide as il she wanted to meet life face to face. She was no longer afraid of anything! Star Center Doilies In 3 Useful Sizes There's an added thrill to lunch eon or dinner when the tableset ting's of luxurious-looking doilies! Three practical sizes ? 6, 11, and 15 inch circles? comprise this ex quisite buffet or lunch ensemble. And guests will exclaim over the loveliness of the "star" centei Pattern .,768 pattern. 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